Kempten, Switzerland
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Location of Kempten | |
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| Coordinates: 47°19.91′N 8°49.05′E / 47.33183°N 8.81750°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Zurich |
| District | Hinwil |
| Municipality | Wetzikon |
| Elevation | 569 m (1,867 ft) |
| Population (December 2007) | |
• Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8623 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-ZH |
| Surrounded by | Auslikon, Irgenhausen, Wetzikon |
| Website | www |
Kempten is a locality of the municipality of Wetzikon in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.
Geography
Kempten is located in the district of Hinwil in the Zürcher Oberland nearby the southeastern shore of the Pfäffikersee (Lake Pfäffikon).
Demographics
Kempten belongs politically to the municipality of Wetzikon.
Transportation
Kempten railway station is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the line S3. The train station was built in 1903. The bus line operator Verkehrsbetriebe Zürichsee und Oberland (VZO) provides its services for the regions of the Oberland and the upper northeastern Lake Zurich shore.
Points of interest
In Kempten (lat. Cambodunum),[1] the remains of a Roman villa rustica were found, which was located close to the Irgenhausen Castrum. In addition, the so-called Malermuseum[2] (lit. 'painter museum') is situated in Kempten.
References
- ^ Hoeck, Florian; Gamper, Rolf (2001). Baudirektion des Kantons Zürich (ed.). "Wetzikon–Kempten, Hinwilerstrasse 11, Römischer Gutshof". Archäologie im Kanton Zürich (in German). 16. Zurich and Egg ZH: FO-Fotorotar AG: 35–36. ISBN 978-3-905681-00-0.
- ^ Malermuseum Wetzikon (in German)
External links
- Official website of the municipality of Wetzikon (in German)
- Kempten, Switzerland in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.